Outstanding book. The author's great grandmother was a member of the London Society--lost generation era. She was married five times. Her first marriage was in 1913 and she "bolted" from it leaving behind her husband and two sons. However, the author delves beyond these harsh facts and draws a very understanding if not sympathetic picture of who this woman was and the demons that she was trying to run from in her quest for happiness.

Lots of pictures were included which I loved. Idina Sackville lived in London and Kenya. She partied hard, switched husbands, took lovers, deserted her children, yet her love of life jumped off the pages. You see her try to make up and reconcile her mistakes only to bolt again and again. Not only is the book a personal biography but a study of the social conventions that were being shattered at the time.

This is a great read.